Derek Winnert

Summer Stock **** (1950, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Eddie Bracken, Gloria DeHaven, Marjorie Main, Phil Silvers) – Classic Movie Review 2513

Director Charles Walters’s 1950 Technicolor musical Summer Stock is the third and last pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. Poignantly, and sadly, it is the troubled Garland’s final movie for her studio MGM. She […]

May, 23 · in Reviews

For Me and My Gal **** (1942, Judy Garland, George Murphy, Gene Kelly) – Classic Movie Review 2511

The bells are certainly ringing for director Busby Berkeley’s rousing 1942 MGM patriotic and romantic musical that pairs Judy Garland with Gene Kelly for the first time and also stars George Murphy as fellow hoofer […]

May, 23 · in Reviews

The Pirate **** (1948, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak) – Classic Movie Review 2510

Director Vincente Minnelli’s sophisticated and colourful 1948 Technicolor musical is lots of fun and a real charmer. It’s a sparkling showcase for the splendid team of Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, in the second of […]

May, 23

The Shop Around the Corner ***** (1940, Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut, Felix Bressart, William Tracy) – Classic Movie Review 2512

The 1940 Ernst Lubitsch romcom is a Christmas delight, telling the story of two employees (Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart) at a Budapest leathergoods store in the lead-up to Christmas.  Director Ernst Lubitsch’s 1940 sparkling romantic […]

May, 23

In the Heat of the Night ***** (1967, Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, William Schallert, Lee Grant, Scott Wilson) – Classic Movie Review 2,512

Director Norman Jewison’s stupendous 1967 detective thriller In the Heat of the Night showcases Rod Steiger’s storming Oscar-winning performance as racist bigot Southern sheriff Police Chief Bill Gillespie and Sidney Poitier’s distinguished, graceful performance as […]

May, 23

In the Good Old Summertime **** (1949, Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S Z Sakall) – Classic Movie Review 2508

Director Robert Z Leonard’s 1949 hit is a genial and jovial musical remake version of the play (by Miklos Lazslo) and the 1940 Ernst Lubitsch movie The Shop Around the Corner. This time it’s Judy Garland’s turn […]

May, 22

It Always Rains on Sunday ***** (1947, Googie Withers, John McCallum, Jack Warner, Edward Chapman, Susan Shaw, Patricia Plunkett) – Classic Movie Review 2,507

Ealing Studios’ bleak but beautiful 1947 British film noir thriller It Always Rains on Sunday is a work of art. It stars Googie Withers, John McCallum and Jack Warner. Director Robert Hamer’s bleak but beautiful […]

May, 22

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